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Liga Portugal11/01/2026, 06:00 PM

Academico Viseu – Rio Ave2 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Academico Viseu
1.63
Total xG
2.62
Rio Ave
0.99
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorAcademico ViseuRio Ave
Attack weakness (0.33x league average)−1.02
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean+0.54
Defensive weakness (2 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)+0.50
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean−0.48
Standings disadvantage (pos 16 vs 6, 10 places gap)−0.11
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.11
Rising form (1.8 vs 1.4 season average)+0.11
Standings advantage (pos 6 vs 16, 10 places gap)+0.08
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)+0.04
Weak away record (0.5 vs 1.1 goals/match)
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Key factors

  • Form: Academico Viseu won all 5 of their last 5 matches, while Rio Ave won 1 of their last 5
  • Table: Academico Viseu is 6th with 17 points from 9 matches, Rio Ave is 16th with 7 points
  • Away form: Rio Ave scored 0.5 goals per match away from home in the league this season in 4 matches

Risks

  • xG: Academico Viseu allowed 1.96 xG per match in 5 matches with xG data, but conceded 0.6 goals per match
  • Home form: Academico Viseu conceded 1.5 goals per match at home in the league this season in 4 matches

All probabilities

Result
Academico Viseu51%
Draw28%
Rio Ave22%
Double chance
Academico Viseu or draw79%
Rio Ave or draw49%
No draw72%
Goals
Over 1.575%
Under 1.525%
Over 2.549%
Under 2.551%
Over 3.527%
Under 3.573%
Both teams score
Yes52%
No48%

xG score

1:1
From xG 1.63 : 0.99, rounded up only from .913% probability

Other likely scores

2:0
10%
2:1
10%
1:2
6%
3:0
5%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Rio Ave: opponent scores first in 9 of 11 games (82%)
  2. Academico Viseu: 3.4 cards per game (27 yellows, 0 reds in 8 games)
  3. Academico Viseu: first goal in 6 of 9 games (67%)

Lineups

Academico Viseu 4-2-3-1 · Rio Ave 4-2-3-1

Academico Viseu
  • 98 E. Ferreira da Silva
  • 75 R. Ribeiro Vieira
  • 41 A. Correia
  • 2 N. Michelis
  • 3 M. Brau Blanquez
  • 7 L. da Costa Silva
  • 14 S. Messeguem
  • 22 N. Mortimer Moreno
  • 8 C. Kahraman
  • 31 J. de Sousa Crispim
  • 33 A. Silva Filho
Rio Ave
  • 99 E. van der Gouw
  • 20 J. Esteves Baptista
  • 5 A. Ntoi
  • 39 G. Teixeira Lopes da Conceição
  • 17 M. Vrousai
  • 90 D. Santos Nascimento
  • 54 G. Liavas
  • 80 S. Clemmensen
  • 79 M. Almeida Patrício
  • 7 D. Bezerra de Oliveira
  • 11 J. Miller Blesa
Substitutes
  • 17 V. Fernández Estrada
  • 9 M. Bouldini
  • 12 J. Soriano Oropesa
  • 45 A. García Mestanza
  • 6 A. Castanheira Ceitil
  • 10 A. Zamora
  • 18 C. Ferreira
  • 82 H. Gambor
  • 5 P. Barcelos Silva
  • 47 L. Gohi
  • 57 G. Abreu Costa
  • 21 T. Caldas Januário Carvalho Domingos
  • 10 B. Aguilera Zamora
  • 77 D. Špikić
  • 23 F. Petrasso
  • 44 T. Nikitscher
  • 13 J. Lomboto Lompombi
  • 2 J. Teixeira Lopes Reis Gonçalves
  • 27 T. Medina
  • 8 R. da Silva Pae
  • 9 T. Folgado Monteiro
  • 30 R. Galčík
  • 19 M. Sellouki
  • 32 V. Batista Araujo de Mendonça

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